Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Beath
- Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
- Referee Anton Shchetinin
- Referee Ashley Beecham
- Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United Jets FC | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United FC | 26 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory FC | 26 | 40 |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 26 | 39 |
| 6 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 38 |
| 7 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 34 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 33 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners FC | 26 | 32 |
| 10 | Perth Glory FC | 26 | 31 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar FC | 26 | 26 |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct | Melbourne City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 May | Sydney FC | A | 1–6 | L |
| 03 May | Wellington Phoenix FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 27 Apr | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Apr | Adelaide United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Apr | Central Coast Mariners FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 May | Adelaide United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Apr | Central Coast Mariners FC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 21 Apr | Wellington Phoenix FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 13 Apr | Adelaide United FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Apr | Brisbane Roar FC | H | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Melbourne Victory FC | Melbourne City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #6 |
| 40 | Points | 38 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 11 / 7 / 8 | W / D / L | 10 / 8 / 8 |
| 44 | Scored | 33 |
| 33 | Conceded | 33 |
| +11 | GD | +0 |
| 1.54 | PPG | 1.46 |
| 42% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
H2H (24 games)
54%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
Melbourne Victory FC this season
38%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
Melbourne City FC this season
Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FC
| Nikolaos Vergos | 7 G | 1 A |
| Clarismario | 6 G | |
| Mata | 5 G | 12 A |
| Keegan Jelacic | 5 G | 2 A |
| Charles Nduka | 5 G | 2 A |
Melbourne City FC
| Max Caputo | 8 G | 1 A |
| Marcus Younis | 7 G | 3 A |
| Medin Memeti | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
- 10' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
- 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 23' Josh Brillante catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
- 28' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' Scott Jamieson is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
- 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erick Mombaerts might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' The Burundi Elvis Kamsoba breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-0!
- 61' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' Josh Hope gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Kristijan Dobras and will look to change the dynamic.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Corey Brown. He replaces Adama Traore on 75 minute.
- 80' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Andrew Nabbout has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 84' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Ramy Najjarine on, Adrian Luna off on 84 minutes.
- 86' The crowd applauds Jakob Poulsen as he leaves the pitch. Migjen Basha steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
- 90' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 255
- 14
- 6
- 2
- 9
-
8
Jakob Poulsen ↓ Migjen Basha 86'
- 17
- 4
-
22
Kristijan Dobras ↓ Josh Hope 70'
-
21
Adama Traore ↓ Corey Brown 75'
Bench
-
3
Corey Brown ↑ 75'
- 30
-
16
Josh Hope ↑ 70'
- 19
-
18
Migjen Basha ↑ 86'
- 24
- 25
Coach
Marco Kurz
Melbourne City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 23
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 34
-
19
Lachlan Wales ↓ Moudi Najjar 70'
- 22
- 8
-
20
Adrian Luna ↓ Ramy Najjarine 84'
Bench
-
21
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 84'
- 13
- 7
-
30
Moudi Najjar ↑ 70'
- 1
- 40
- 49
Coach
Erick Mombaerts
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jamie MacLaren | 10 |
| Ola Toivonen | 4 |
| Jake Brimmer | 3 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 3 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 3 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 3 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 |
| Marco Rojas | 3 |
Head to Head
Melbourne Victory FC Form
2019-10-12
Melbourne Victory FC
0–0
Melbourne City FC
D
2019-05-12
Sydney FC
6–1
Melbourne Victory FC
L
2019-05-03
Melbourne Victory FC
3–1
Wellington Phoenix FC
W
2019-04-27
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0–1
Melbourne Victory FC
W
2019-04-19
Adelaide United FC
1–0
Melbourne Victory FC
L
2019-04-14
Melbourne Victory FC
2–1
Central Coast Mariners FC
W
Melbourne City FC Form
2019-10-12
Melbourne Victory FC
0–0
Melbourne City FC
D
2019-05-05
Adelaide United FC
1–0
Melbourne City FC
L
2019-04-26
Melbourne City FC
5–0
Central Coast Mariners FC
W
2019-04-21
Wellington Phoenix FC
3–2
Melbourne City FC
L
2019-04-13
Melbourne City FC
0–0
Adelaide United FC
D
2019-04-05
Melbourne City FC
4–1
Brisbane Roar FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42
Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91
Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
54%
Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2%
Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC
| Handicap | Melbourne Victory FC covers | Push | Melbourne City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 24% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 15% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
25%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.